Bush jokes not welcome and will be deleted!! Not really...but still not welcome.

Apr 08, 2004 22:23

>Look what happens when a President gets elected in a year with a "0" at the end.
>
>1840: William Henry Harrison (died in office)
>1860: Abraham Lincoln (assassinated)
>1880: James A. Garfield (assassinated)
>1900: William McKinley (assassinated)
>1920: Warren G. Harding (died in office)
>1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (died in office)
>1960: John F. Kennedy (assassinated)
>1980: Ronald Reagan (survived assassination attempt)
>2000: George W. Bush ????????????
>
>And to think that we had two guys fighting it out
>in the courts to be the one elected in 2000.
>
>You might also be interested in this.
>Have a history teacher explain this if they can.
>
>Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
>John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
>
>Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
>John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
>
>Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
>Both wives lost a child while living in the White House.
>
>Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
>Both Presidents were shot in the head.
>
>Now it gets really weird.
>
>Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
>Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
>
>Both were assassinated by Southerners.
>Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
>
>Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
>Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
>
>John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
>Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
>
>Both assassins were known by their three names.
>Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
>
>Now hang on to your seat.
>
>Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford."
>Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford."
>
>Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
>
>And here's the "kicker":
>
>A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
>A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
>
>AND......................:
>
>
>Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a
>warehouse...
>Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a
>theater...
>
>Creepy, huh? Send this to as many people as you can, because:
>Hey, this is one history lesson people don't mind reading...
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